OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY QENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

xou &biro that 

relative to the intapre 

a11 mea6yB) both Ret 

ttad to the Bane, 

er aepesit in the 

MI are mrease4 

red by the bbove meatloaod 

eat or the net Siaee (not iat) be remitted to the oaae, 

onazbrioa for deposit in the 

678 

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u'aao, Fi8h h qrter Coad84ioa - page P 

The law to mhlab you refer ia earrled la Vernon*8 

Rerired Citil matuter as Artlole 9340* The seuond paragraph or secfioa 8 of such law providem@ 

be rmlttml to the Oaae, Wsh L Oyster Com&mml011 at it8 0SSioe la Auetia, teus, aot later 

than the lmbdq of themath tollmingthair 

oolleotioa and shall be depotdted by raid Game, 

Fish 6i Oyster QoPPdesioa to the State trearut7 

to tho 4redlt oi the rldr and Opter FUNI.* 

(Biuphab3 our* r ) . 

Thie language Is repeated in Section 0 of the am 

AOt , firat PaPagraph. 

Artiole 950 of the Code oi Crladnal Prooedurs prorldos I 

'The Dietriot or County Attoraiq mhall be 

sntitled to tea per oeat of all iines, iorfeiturea or moneys oollec.te(l for tho State or oouaty, 

upon judgaeatr ~OOOT~~~ v tit and the 01e~k 

of the 00~1% in whioh said Wgmmit8 or4 readered shall be eatitled to five per 44nt of the 

amOunt Of mid jUd@l@JltS, t0 be paid Out Of th0 

aaount Then oolleoted.' 

Art4010 061, Code of Grirrfaal Froo4dure1 

vhe sheriff or other offioer mbo oolleote 

money tar the State or oounty, under aw prodsion UP this oode, uoopt jury fees, 6hall be entitled to retain fire per cent thereof when oolleGfed 

Artiolo 44X26 of the Revised Oivll Statutes provides 

in p-t1 

'01 all fine8 colleated for iafractions of 

the fish and oyster laws, ten per cent ohs11 go 

to the prosecuting attorney, ami the realdue 
I Game, Fish & ester Gomisaion - page 9 

i 

thereof shall go to the General Tund o? 

this State.a 

The language oi Seotioa 9 of Article 934a requires 

the remiesioa of l ~~poll# l ee 

$ %lsuwsmp fm& g QPgP a$ ma 5.m 

This language doea not require the raoisaioa of 

costs of court l eseoeed and oolleoted as mob. It does, however, require all Piaes to be remitted in full to the awe, 

Fish 0 Oyoter Coaudseion. *gLL~COlle~fed* e l because ot fines paid a l l l does not admit of any interpretntion safe that the intent of the Legf6l&xWe was to reqiiire 

the whole SUD collected as a tine tok violation of the provisions of the oommrcial fishing la0 to be rec;ftted to the 

Game, Fish dc Oyster Oowdssion. Sinoe this is a opeoial provialon oontrolliug the disgositlon of a particular fine, aml 

rime the lav ot vhioh this language forms a part VW euaoted by the Legislature, and became efPec.tive after Artiola,oM) 

and osl of the code of GriEiW.%l FroosQure and Axtiole 402s of 

the geviaed Girl1 Statutom, it controls the disposition ai 

811 moseys oollected a9 fines for violation of the oar@orf&al 

iieibing law. 

Xour Eirot question, therefore, is answered es follows: Court oosts, asaeesed and oolleoted a6 suah, are not 

to be remitted to tile Owe, Fish & Oyster Comi8eioa, under 

the provltions ef &tlole 03401 

In reply to your second question, you arc advised 

that the eutire line a88essai and oolleotcd for violatioa of 

&tiole 99&a mast be rolnittai to the Game, Tish S emtcr Gemmiraion for deposit in the state treaeury to the credit of 

the Fish and Oyeter Fund. 

sow' third question requireo no ansm3r, in viev of 

the amvem made to the first two questions. 

Very truly yours 

BY 

R. 1. Fairohild 

Ilw-M .2:-:.-,-C .JLiL 23. 1943 Assistant